As animal research becomes a more visible political issue, publicly available oversight records are increasingly being used to shape inaccurate narratives about essential biomedical studies. When ...
A recent essay in The Scientist by Americans for Medical Progress (AMP) claims that public mistrust of animal research is driven primarily by misunderstanding, not by substantive concerns. AMP ...
Countless millions of nonhuman animals (animals) of all sorts are used in a diverse array of laboratory research. Their treatment varies from being unspeakably inhumanely abused to being treated with ...
Last November, the UK government announced a bold plan to phase out animal testing in some areas of research. Animal tests for skin irritation are scheduled for elimination this year, and some studies ...
For years, animal welfare activists have argued that Oregon Health & Science University should close the Oregon National Primate Research Center. On Thursday, the facility’s opponents achieved a ...
The development of nonanimal research methods is an opportunity to transition toward modern, human-relevant science and reduce animal suffering. New approach methodologies (NAMs) are techniques of ...
As a researcher, I still remember the discomfort I felt every time I had to sacrifice laboratory animals for an experiment. For decades, animals like mice, rats and pigs have been essential tools in ...
Animals have evolved some truly bizarre behaviors, and even after decades of research and the aid of modern technology, ...